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Juke Joint: February 18, 2019

This week on "The Juke Joint" broadcast, Robert Barclay played some blues by the artists that inspired the Rolling Stones. This includes Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Little Walter, Slim Harpo, Jimmy Reed, and Mississippi Fred McDowell. Many of these tunes are collected on a new double CD celebrating these artists' work. 

Robert Barclay launched "The Juke Joint" broadcast on WCMU in April 1985. It has been a Sunday night fixture from 8:00-11:00 pm ever since. A devoted listener dubbed him the "Duke of Juke." He includes nearly a century's worth of blues history on his program including traditional and contemporary blues along with boogie woogie, soul music, rhythm & blues, zydeco and gospel music.